When Zhen Xian was summoned from his home to the Provincial Governor's Estate, Zhou Cheng and the others were still drinking and eating.
"Wenqian, sit down and eat together." Zhou Cheng took the initiative to greet him.”
Outside the court, the aristocratic families and famous teachers in Ye City were tied up like livestock.
Zhou Cheng only treated Zhen Xian politely.
Zhen Xian complained bitterly in his heart. He knew that Zhou Cheng wanted to use the Zhen family to divide the aristocratic families. However, this way, the Zhen family was really speechless.
If he refused Zhou Cheng's courtesy and angered him, Zhou Cheng would kill him at any time.
If he accepted Zhou Cheng's courtesy, he would be hated by the aristocratic families and famous teachers.
"Thank you for your kindness, Marshal Qu, but I've already eaten court food." Zhen Xian bowed and thanked him.”
"Yes." Zhou Cheng nodded and then said,"Since you've already eaten court food, let's talk business."”
Official business? What business?
Zhen Xian became vigilant, but his face was still respectful and cautious. He asked,"Please speak, Qu Shuai."
" The money, grain, cattle, and horses that our army obtained from Ye City need to be tabulated and made into an account book. You also know that the ability of the warehouse officers under me is average. This time, the gains are huge and the types are complicated..."
Before Zhou Cheng could finish, Zhen Xian already knew what Zhou Cheng wanted him to do.
However, by selling food, weapons, and warhorses, he could also use clever methods to deceive the world and not be pursued by the Imperial Court or criticized by the aristocratic families and celebrities.
However, if he directly sent someone to work for the Moth Thief, he would be a follower!
Zhou Cheng looked at Zhen Xian's clenched fists and asked coldly,""What's wrong? From the looks of it, you don't seem willing?”
"Canal Marshal…"
Zhen Xian was about to explain.
Zhou Cheng suddenly pointed outside the court and asked,""Who are those people?"
Zhang Shao stood up and replied," The Wei family of Guantao, the family head Wei Yan, his younger brother Wei Yang, his son Wei Hong, his second son Wei Tao, and their clansmen.”
"Are you willing to serve me?" Zhou Cheng asked.”
Wei Yan was a skinny but stubborn old man. He struggled to stand up and scolded Zhou Cheng angrily,""The Wei Clan of Guantao would rather die than follow the bandits!”
Pa! Pa! Pa!
Zhou Cheng clapped his hands and said,"If you have the backbone, then let's fulfill the Wei family's wish and kill them."”
"Hahaha."
"The moth bandits don't know the weather and are courting death. The left chariot army is coming, you will be chopped into meat sauce!”
Wei Yan glared at Zhou Cheng and cursed him.
The mincemeat punishment was to dismember a person into thousands of pieces and chop them into meat paste.
"Chop?" Zhou Cheng snorted coldly and then said to the Yellow-scarved Strongman who was about to be executed,"Give him the punishment of mincemeat."
"Here!" The Yellow-scarved Strongman held the Ring-Head Blade and directly chopped Wei Yan into meat paste.
Soon after, Wei Yang, Wei Hong, Wei Tao, and the other 600 members of the Wei family were beheaded.
Heads rolled on the ground, and the blood on the ground gathered together, bright red and dazzling.
"Is the Zhao family of Yin 'an the same as the Wei family?" Zhou Cheng asked.”
The head of the Zhao Clan, Zhao Yi, his uncles, Zhao Chen, and Zhao Yuan, his sons, Zhao Luo, Zhao Bin, and his grandson, Zhao An, were all brought out.
"It's just death. What's there to be afraid of?" Zhao Yi sneered.”
Zhao Yi had some integrity and was about to scold Zhou Cheng, but Zhao Chen and Zhao Yuan immediately begged for mercy.
"Spare me, Canal Marshal, spare me!"
"This old man is willing to serve the canal marshal."
Zhao Chen and Zhao Yuan were weak and cowardly. Moreover, the family head would not pass down his position to them. They were not important in the family and did not have to die with the family.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was clearly a warning to the monkeys.
Zhou Cheng was not as patient as Liu Bei. With his background and current reputation, he could not find any celebrities to assist him.
Therefore, Zhou Cheng's goal was clear. He wanted to recruit some civilian workers who would be responsible for the distribution of military rations and the revision of the sergeant's roster.
Otherwise, he couldn't let Zhou Cheng count all the supplies himself.
"Where are the other members of the Zhao family?" asked Zhou Cheng. If you have the heart to work for me, then I will definitely be put in an important position in the future.”
Zhao Luo looked at his father. Although he was the son of the first wife, his personality was a little weak, and he didn't want to die.
Zhao Anxian knelt on the ground and begged Zhou Cheng,""Zhao An is willing to serve the canal marshal."
Huangfu Song's army was about to arrive.
However, water from afar could not put out the fire at hand. Before Huangfu Song arrived, Zhou Cheng could have killed them.
Zhou Cheng chuckled and said,"A wise man understands the times. What does Wenqian think?"”
Then, Zhou Cheng looked at Zhen Xian.
Zhen Xian knew that he had no choice but to express his stance, so he said,"Xian's younger brother, there are several people who are proficient in arithmetic and can be ordered around by the commander.”
Pa! Pa! Pa!
Zhou Cheng nodded in satisfaction and said,""In that case, pass down the order. All the families will send people to assist me. If they disobey the order or are negligent, their entire families will be destroyed!”
"Here!"
He Man, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuan Shao and the others all revealed proud smiles on their faces.
They were lowly martial artists who did things roughly, when had they ever been so glorious?
Moreover, even when Zhang Jiao and the others were here, they never thought that they would be able to command these aristocratic families one day.
There were quite a few scholars with integrity who were not afraid of death.
However, not everyone was afraid of death. Even ants could live, let alone humans.
……
Zhen Xian returned to the Zhen Manor and told his brothers about what had happened in the Provincial Governor's Manor.
"Moth Thieves deserve to die!"
"The Wei Clan of Guantao is a famous clan in Jizhou. I didn't expect it to be destroyed.”
"What's the point of saying this now? It's already not easy to save our lives.”
"My brother is right. If we can save our lives now, we are much stronger than the Wei Clan.”
Zhen Xian's brothers were all responsible for assisting Zhen Xian and helping him deal with business in Jizhou, Bingzhou, Qingzhou, and other places. They were not very proficient in civil and military affairs, but they were good at doing business.
Zhen Xian said,"Zhen Ling, Zhen Wen, Zhen Fu, Zhen Zhao, I want the four of you to go to the Moth Thief's tent and temporarily work for them to protect the clansmen."”
The four people that Zhen Xian called out were all young men in their twenties.
In fact, there was no need to say anything else. In order to protect the family, someone had to make sacrifices.
"Here."
Zhen Ling, Zhen Wen, Zhen Fu and Zhen Zhao replied in unison.
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